Limogne-en-Quercy: Holiday Apartments and Houses

The Circuit des cabanes is a circular trail with 28 restored dry-stone huts on the Causse de Limogne. The Les Dolmens de Limogne-en-Quercy circular trail is a moderately difficult, 9.1-kilometre hiking route for which three hours are estimated.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Limogne-en-Quercy is looking for suitable accommodation for their stay.

Nature

The Les Dolmens de Limogne-en-Quercy circular trail begins at the car park on the Route de Cahors D911 in Limogne-en-Quercy. It can be travelled on horseback and by mountain bike.

Lac d’Aurié is a municipal water body carved into the rock and a meeting place for anglers because it has a rich aquatic fauna.

History

The Dolmen du Joncas can be reached via a path located 200 metres from the GR65, and it rises within a clearly pronounced tumulus. It is one of the 13 dolmens recorded in the municipality of Limogne-en-Quercy and bears witness to a significant human presence in the region during the Neolithic period.

The Dolmen de Ferrières can be reached via a path from a paved road and has been classified as a historic monument since 1959.

The Dolmen du Lac d’Aurié is also classified as a historic monument. Its capstone weighs 117 tonnes and is almost one metre thick.

Culture

The Musée d’Arts et Traditions Populaires offers free admission in the premises of the Limogne-en-Quercy tourist office. It comprises three rooms: one dedicated to agricultural work and winemaking, one to woodworking, and one to domestic life.

Near Limogne-en-Quercy, the “Pecten Maximus” installation is made of scallop shells. It is located two kilometres upstream on the GR65 and is open year-round without reservation.

More local pages: Bretenoux, Valroufié, Leyme, Saint-Pantaléon, Flaugnac, Vers, Saint-Sozy, Puybrun

To the higher-level travel overview: Lot.